PdF:AJ1307 Inquiries in Intercultural Com - Course Information
AJ1307 Inquiries in Intercultural Communication B
Faculty of EducationSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Natalia Marakhovska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Zerzová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ1307/Kombi01: Fri 17. 2. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, Fri 24. 2. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, Fri 3. 3. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, Fri 10. 3. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, Fri 17. 3. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, Fri 24. 3. 11:00–12:50 učebna 12, N. Marakhovska
AJ1307/Prez01: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 22, N. Marakhovska
AJ1307/Prez02: Tue 11:00–12:50 učebna 35, N. Marakhovska
AJ1307/Prez03: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 78, N. Marakhovska - Prerequisites
- AJ1306 Inquiries in Intercultural Communication A
A2BP_VMKA - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course is a continuation of VMKA from the previous semester which was devoted to an overview of cultural differences, their manifestations and consequences. In this, the second half of the course, the focus is on concrete aspects of culture, specific cultural comparisons and how to introduce these concepts into real-life classrooms. Each student will make a presentation modeling the methodology of dealing with culture in his/her own classroom situation - which will then be uploaded onto the class forum for all to use.
The aim of this course is: to provide (future and current) teachers of English with the awareness of culture and cultural differences necessary for effective language teaching in the 21st century; to support them in designing and developing culturally relevant lesson plans for their own classrooms; and to provide each individual the material, supervision and support to integrate culture into their English language teaching. - Learning outcomes
- By the end of the course, students will be able to: create a lesson plan suitable for teaching cultural topics assess fellow students' lessons and plans show awareness and understanding of a range of cultural topics
- Syllabus
- All classes will be arranged according to individual student presentations.
- Literature
- Intercultural competence for translators. Edited by Daniel Tomozeiu - Kaisa Koskinen - Adele D'Arcangelo. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, ix, 116. ISBN 9781138563391. info
- Teaching intercultural competence across the age range : from theory to practice. Edited by Manuela Wagner - Dorie Conlon Perugini - Michael Byram. Bristol: Multilingual matters, 2018, xiii, 184. ISBN 9781783098897. info
- Intercultural competence in higher education : international approaches, assessment and application. Edited by Darla K. Deardorff - Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xxii, 311. ISBN 9781138693852. info
- Intercultural Competence in Organizations A Guide for Leaders, Educators and Team Players. Edited by Alex Matveev. Cham: Imprint: Springer, 2017, XXXIII, 18. ISBN 9783319457017. URL info
- The SAGE encyclopedia of intercultural competence. Edited by Janet Marie Bennett. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, 2015, 1 online. ISBN 9781483346267. URL info
- The Sage handbook of intercultural competence. Edited by Darla K. Deardorff - Derek Curtis Bok. London: Sage, 2009, xiv, 542. ISBN 9781412960458. info
- Teaching methods
- Each student will make a presentation modeling the methodology of how to introduce concrete aspects of culture and cultural differences, in his/her own classroom situation, followed by questions and feedback from his/her classmates and teacher.
- Assessment methods
- 1)Attendance: Two absences are permitted. Three or more will mean loss of credit
2)Reading and analysis of books and their discussion in the seminar.
3)Presentation of cultural methodology appropriate for the presenter's English language teaching situation
4)Comprehensive oral exam covering information from both semesters of the course - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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